You can now wear a  Cotati Accordion Festival shirt, help support our annual nonprofit event, get a 30% discount from the retail price, and keep your arms warm during the winter.

Yes, you can order a long sleeve C.A.F. shirt for only $20.00, plus shipping and handling.

Plus, as a special post holiday gift, each shirt purchase comes with C.A.F buttons, historic bumper stickers and a C.A.F specific fan. The package is our thank you for aiding our annual musical adventure in Cotati, Ca.

 Jet Black Pearl, sometimes known as Jetty Swart, flies back and forth between Europe and Oregon for her gigs. We are fortunate that she is going to take a different route and come back to our stage in Cotati, Ca. this coming August.

Jet Black Pearl has made a point of performing “outside of the box”. Her songwriting is special, whether the songs are about the love life of animals, or songs written just to take the edge off of life.

We've received a request for a button box / concertina player for in-home St. Patrick's shindig. The player will accompany a true Irish fiddler. Do not need to know songs, but are able to improvise!

March 14, 2025 at 8:30pm in Berkeley, California. 

Please email Scott at scottgore23@gmail.com if you're interested in the gig and pay!

 Tickets are now on sale for our 2025 Cotati Accordion Festival, taking place August 16th & 17th.  We will open the weekend with a special performance at the Church of the Oaks, one block from the Plaza, on Friday, August 15th.

 The prices for our 2025 event are $20.00 in advance for seniors; $23.00 in advance for general admittance; and $27.00 at the gate. Two day tickets are $35.00 and $40.00 at the gate. Kids 15 and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

In alphabetical order here is the prospective line up for 2025. We did have a phenomenal line up last year and there will be some returning and some brand new faces on the stage

Colette Ogata

Cory Pesaturo and Leah Zeger

Disco Resaca and Mariposa del Alma

Erica Mancini (of NYC and Gogol Bordello)

Future Stars

Gary Blair (Scotland)

Ginny Mac (Fort Worth Texas)

Grand Final

Hernandez Hideaway

Jet Black Pearl

Junk Parlor

Mad Maggies

Richard Noel

Sonomusette

Sour Dough Slim and Robert Armstrong

United States Air Force Band “Galaxy”

Pending due to visa situations:

Marta Cubas (Portugal)

Eagle Bartkeviciute (Paris)

Apocalypse Stage:

Amber Lee Baker

Art Peterson Trio

Cila Puccadella

Five Cent Coffee

Innuendo

Juniper Djinn

Nathan and Jessie

Two Tribes

Wind Weavers

Zla Vila

Polka Tent:

The Steve Balich Band

Sheri Mignano

Zydeco Dance Party

California Blue Runners

Mark St Mary

Les Amis Zydeco

Iko Ya Ya

We are only in March and half our vendor spaces are taken and we only have four food spaces still available. Now is the time to grab your favorite spot and prepare for August 16th and 17th, 2025!

If you have any questions email scott at scottgoree23@gmail.com. Go here to fill out the form.

Praised as “revelatory” (The Telegraph) and playing with “verve, style, attitude and impeccable virtuosity” (ZealNYC), Ksenija Sidorova is the world’s undisputed leading ambassador for the classical accordion. Ksenija’s charismatic performances showcase not only her instrument’s unique capabilities but also her own intense passion and breathtaking skill.

Sidorova’s repertoire spans over three centuries from J.S. Bach, Astor Piazzolla, Erkki-Sven Tüür and Václav Trojan. A passionate advocate of new music, several accordion works have been composed especially for her, including Tõnu Kõrvits’s Dances with Paavo Järvi and his Estonian Festival Orchestra at the Pärnu Festival

Watch Ksenija's rendition of Carmen here

  We are now accepting volunteers for the 2025 Cotati Accordion Festival. You can go to www.cotatifest.com and find something that fits you.  As a volunteer for a three hour shift you will receive a weekend pass to the festival, a poster, a drink ticket, and a ticket to the hospitality tent. It is a great chance to support our beloved annual event.